"War!" orh & alfstone for the Atmospheric fest

[alfstone]

Well...not the usual kind of atmosphere...anyway...

The story behind: I discovered the Neapolitan poet Dario Jacobelli some time ago, and fell in love with his poem "Guerra" (War) that he composed (in Neapolitan dialect) in 2001.

'A guerra songh'io
a guerra songh'io
io song' o cunfine
a guerra songh'io
Io l'aggio pensata
io l'aggio vuluta
m'è nata int'o core
me l'aggio sunnata
e songh'io ca me ne mor'
e so stato io a sparà
A guerra songh'io
sta genta songh'io
chi allucca songh'io
sul'io
io song' o cannone
'o missile e a nave
pecché a guerra è semp'o stess,
semp'o stesso, è chestaccà
io songh' e criature
a terra c'abbrucia
ammore e sesso ce fann' paura
e mentre magn' pò e vire e murì
a guerra songh'io
stu sangh' é do mio
stu munn' songh'io
sul'io.

I found an English translation too, so I begun thinking to make a music version, and asked James if he would like to recite it. Thanks James!

The lyrics are self-explanatory, I think. The final sounds are real war sounds.

WAR

War is me
war is me
I am the border
war is me
I thought of it
I wanted it
it rose in my heart
I dreamed of it
and it's me who is dying
it was me who shot
war is me
these people, it's me
it's me who is crying
only me
I am the gun
the missile the ship
for war is always the same,
always the same, it's this
I am the children
I am the earth burning
and I can live or die while eating
War is me
this blood is my blood
this world is my world
only me.

(English translation by Riccardo Venturi)

Lots of guitar work here, but not the usual way: Godin Freeway with Fishman TriplePlay, using several patches of Omnisphere.

Alfredo

[Hilary]

Sounds just fabulous guys, well done!

[cuthbert]

Great job on this, guys - it definitely evokes the appropriate atmosphere. Also, I could use a hug right about now...

[Flash Harry]

so true to the idea of the fest - very atmospheric - I'm loving every submission for this - each one is so original - this is right up there - fantastic guys.

[kenny mac]

Wow this spooktacular ,very very dark and dripping with ambiance ,a perfect piece of music and your recital jim is outstanding.
Well done guys

[Redler]

Kenny summed my thoughts up above!

The "choir" sounds good on the backround! Brilliant collab, gents!

[Groundy]

Well Done Guys, Sounds great........

Alex

[thetworegs]

Emotive stuff great collab!

[Mike_S]

Sounds great guys, very atmospheric indeed., and the words are great very thought provoking. Loving the war sounds at the end!

[ODH]

Awesome stuff, very atmospheric and thought provoking.  Put me in mind of some of the Crass anti-war anti-everything stuff, oddly.

Atmospheric music needn't be owned by Glass and Eno.